Police: Mom facilitated teen party where beer, Jell-O shots and pot were found

PORTSMOUTH — A local mother is scheduled to appear in court Monday on a charge alleging she facilitated an underage party where, police say, vodka, beer, Jell-O shots, pipes, marijuana and vomit were found on scene.

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By Elizabeth Dinan

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By Elizabeth Dinan

Posted Apr. 26, 2013 at 2:00 AM

By Elizabeth Dinan

Posted Apr. 26, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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PORTSMOUTH — A local mother is scheduled to appear in court Monday on a charge alleging she facilitated an underage party where, police say, vodka, beer, Jell-O shots, pipes, marijuana and vomit were found on scene.

Shanna Hogan, 34, of 6 Weald Road, is scheduled for an April 29 trial in Portsmouth Circuit Court on a charge of facilitating an underage party. According to an affidavit by officer Todd Goodwin, he was dispatched to Hogan's residence at 12:15 a.m. May 19, 2012, after the parent of a 15-year-old told police her child came home from Hogan's home intoxicated.

Goodwin's affidavit states that when he and another officer arrived at Hogan's Gosling Meadows apartment, they saw vomit on the steps, red plastic cups containing beer on the ground, and "remnants of Jell-O shots" in the area. The occupants refused to let the officers inside, so a Gosling Meadows maintenance worker was contacted to come with a key, the police report states.

Once inside, the officers found empty beer cans, a bottle of vodka, more Jell-O shots, three pipes, bongs and marijuana, according to Goodwin's affidavit. Hogan told police she was in bed and the minors were friends of her son's, the police report states.

Goodwin's affidavit further reports it was "apparent (Hogan) was under the influence of alcohol."

Nine minors were taken into protective custody and later released to their parents, according to court records. Hogan was arrested, then subsequently released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail. According to a pre-release form Hogan completed, on file with the local court, she was previously convicted for driving while intoxicated and driving after her license was suspended.